We have a thread that has reached 10,000 posts and became locked. How do we unlock this or raise the limit?
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The discussion revolves around the 10,000-post limit for topics in Discourse, which automatically locks threads to maintain performance, especially on older devices DeanMarkTaylor. The setting to adjust this limit is found under Admin > Settings > auto close topics post count cpradio. While some users initially questioned the limit, one user, ossia, confirmed that it hasnât been an issue since they stopped using long-running âintroduce yourselfâ threads ossia. Another user, codinghorror, noted that the limit is necessary for performance, particularly on older Android devices, and that improvements are planned but may take over a year. ossia later clarified that few threads on their forum approach even 1,000 comments, making the 10,000 default reasonable. codinghorror added that periodic resets of long threads are acceptable, as outdated introductions lose relevance over time.
This feature is there for a reason, refer to this topic where the feature was introduced:
Note this âauto closingâ helps keep Discourse performance high.
The setting you might be interested in is:
âauto close topics post countâ
Admin > Settings > search for auto close topics post count
Great! Thank you for pointing out that this option existed. Based on @DeanMarkTaylorâs explanation, I will leave this as default.
It can be OK, but older Mobile devices and particularly older Android devices will be severely punished performance wise on topics with a lot more than 10k posts.
We do plan to eventually fix this, but it may take a year or more.
OK - thanks for the additional information. I will just plan to open new threads when they hit 10k comments.
2 years later @ossia how is the new limit fairing on your forum?
Thanks for following up, Sam.
This hasnât been an issue for us at all.
We stopped using âintroduce yourselfâ threads, and since then, few of our threads have even approached the 1,000 comment mark, so I think 10,000 is a sane default.
Itâs fine to break this up by year or even every few years. A 10 year old introduction isnât quite.. right.